[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21017-21019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06391]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-395, 72-1038, 50-341, 50-400, 50-369, 50-370, 72-38, 
50-458, 72-49, 50-250, 50-251, 72-62, 50-298, 72-66, 50-275, 50-323, 
72-26, 50-483, 72-1045, 50-280, 50-281,72-2, 72-55, 50-338, 50-339,72-
16, 72-56, 50-482, and 72-79; NRC-2024-0058]


Issuance of Multiple Exemptions Regarding Security Notifications, 
Reports, and Recording Keeping

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemptions; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
single notice to announce the issuance of 13 exemptions in response to 
requests from ten licensees in response to a change to NRC's 
regulations published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2023.

DATES: During the period from February 1, 2024, to February 29, 2024, 
the NRC granted 13 exemptions in response to requests submitted by ten 
licensees from November 16, 2023, to January 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0058 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0058. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information 
Contact section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Miller, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-2481, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    During the period from February 1, 2024, to February 29, 2024, the 
NRC granted 13 exemptions in response to requests submitted by the 
following licensees: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; DTE Electric 
Company; Duke Energy Progress, LLC/Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Entergy 
Operations, Inc.; Florida Power & Light Company; Nebraska Public Power 
District; Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri; 
Virginia Electric and Power Company; and Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating 
Corporation.
    These exemptions temporarily allow the licensee to deviate from 
certain requirements of part 73 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Physical Protection of Plants and Materials,'' 
subpart T, ``Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping.'' In 
support of its exemption requests, the licensees agreed to effect site-
specific administrative controls that maintain the approach to 
complying with 10 CFR part 73 in effect prior to the NRC's issuance of 
a final rule, ``Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and 
Security Event Notifications,'' which was published in the Federal 
Register on March 14, 2023, and became effective on April 13, 2023 (88 
FR 15864).

II. Availability of Documents

    The tables in this notice provide transparency regarding the number 
and

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type of exemptions the NRC has issued and provide the facility name, 
docket number, document description, document date, and ADAMS accession 
number for each exemption issued. Additional details on each exemption 
issued, including the exemption request submitted by the respective 
licensee and the NRC's decision, are provided in each exemption 
approval listed in the following tables. For additional directions on 
accessing information in ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this 
document.

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          Document description                  ADAMS accession No.                    Document date
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 Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1; Docket Nos. 50-395 and 72-
                                                      1038
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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit     ML23334A246....................  November 30, 2023.
 [No.] 1, Request for Exemption from
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit    ML24032A306....................  February 15, 2024.
 [No.] 1--Exemption from Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part 73--
 Security Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting (EPID L-2023-LLE-0071).
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                                DTE Electric Company; Fermi-2; Docket No. 50-341
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[Fermi-2] Request for Exemption from      ML23334A078....................  November 30, 2023.
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks and Security Event Notification
 Implementation.
[Fermi-2] 2023/12/04 NRR Email Capture--  ML24044A149....................  December 4, 2023.
 Follow Up of our Phone Call--Fermi 2
 Exemption Request (EPID L-2023-LLE-
 0073).
[Fermi-2]--Exemption from Select          ML24019A184....................  February 16, 2024.
 Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 Security
 Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting (EPID L[dash]2023-LLE-0073).
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            Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Docket No. 50-400
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[Duke Energy Fleet] RA-23-0284 Request    ML23320A283....................  November 16, 2023.
 for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
[Duke Energy Fleet] Supplement to         ML23338A344....................  December 4, 2023.
 Request for Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit  ML24032A263....................  February 23, 2024.
 1--Exemption from Select Requirements
 of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0044
 [Security Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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    Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370, and 72-38
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[Duke Energy Fleet] RA-23-0284 Request    ML23320A283....................  November 16, 2023.
 for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
[Duke Energy Fleet] Supplement to         ML23338A344....................  December 4, 2023.
 Request for Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2--  ML24024A218....................  February 5, 2024.
 Exemption from Select Requirements of
 10 CFR part 73 (Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping and
 Suspicious Activity Reporting) (EPID L-
 2023-LLE-0063).
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      Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-313, 50-368, and 72-13
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Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 [and] 2,    ML23325A141....................  November 21, 2023.
 Request for Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
[Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2]     ML23333A136....................  November 29, 2023.
 Supplement to Request for Exemption
 from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2--     ML24012A050....................  February 2, 2024.
 Exemption from Select Requirements of
 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0054
 [Security Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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                Entergy Operations Inc.; River Bend Station, Unit 1; Docket Nos. 50-458 and 72-49
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River Bend Station, Unit 1, Request for   ML23325A143....................  November 21, 2023.
 Exemption from Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
[River Bend Station, Unit 1] Supplement   ML23333A136....................  November 29, 2023.
 to Request for Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
River Bend Station, Unit 1--Exemption     ML24031A004....................  February 21, 2024.
 from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0052 [Security
 Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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 Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating, Unit Nos. 3 and 4; Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251,
                                                    and 72-62
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Turkey Point Nuclear [Generating, Unit    ML23320A267....................  November 16, 2023.
 Nos. 3 and 4], Part 73 Exemption
 Request Regarding Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications Final Rule.
Turkey Point [Nuclear Generating, Unit    ML23334A068....................  November 29, 2023.
 Nos. 3 and 4], Supplement to Exemption
 Request Regarding Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications Final Rule.
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating, Unit     ML24023A034....................  February 5, 2024.
 Nos. 3 and 4--Exemption from Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-
 2023-LLE-0038 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping and
 Suspicious Activity Reporting]).
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              Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Docket Nos. 50-298 and 72-66
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Cooper Nuclear Station--Request for       ML23326A175....................  November 22, 2023.
 Exemption from Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
Cooper Nuclear Station ISFSI, Supplement  ML23334A145....................  November 30, 2023.
 to Exemption Request from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
Cooper Nuclear Station--Exemption from    ML24019A089....................  February 6, 2024.
 Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73
 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0060 [Security
 Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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 Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-275, 50-323
                                                    and 72-26
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Diablo Canyon [Nuclear Power Plant,]      ML23348A368....................  December 14, 2023.
 Units 1 and 2, Request for Exemption
 from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units  ML24036A118....................  February 14, 2024.
 1 and 2--Exemption from Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-
 2023-LLE-0084 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping and
 Suspicious Activity Reporting]).
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Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Docket Nos. 50-483 and 72-
                                                      1045
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Callaway Plant, Unit [No.] 1--Request     ML23342A158 (Package)..........  December 7, 2023.
 for Exemption from Specific
 Requirements in 2023 Security Rule,
 ``Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notification''.
Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1--Exemption     ML24036A171....................  February 20, 2024.
 from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0079 [Security
 Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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  Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281,72-2,
                                                    and 72-55
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Surry [Power Station], Unit [Nos.] 1 and  ML23334A234....................  November 30, 2023.
 2, Request for Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
Surry Power Station, Unit [Nos.] 1 and    ML24032A471....................  February 20, 2024.
 2--Exemption from Select Requirements
 of 10 CFR part 73--Security
 Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting (EPID L-2023-LLE-0069).
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Virginia Electric and Power Company; North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-338, 50-339,72-
                                                  16, and 72-56
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North Anna [Power Station], Unit [Nos.]   ML23334A243....................  November 30, 2023.
 1 and 2, Request for Exemption from
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, And Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
North Anna Power Station, Unit [Nos.] 1   ML24017A147....................  January 16, 2024.
 and 2--Supplement to Request for
 Exemption from Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checked, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
North Anna Power Station, Unit [Nos.] 1   ML24043A067....................  February 27, 2024.
 and 2--Exemption from Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part 73--
 Security Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting (EPID L-2023-LLE-0070).
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  Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1; Docket Nos. 50-482 and 72-79
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Wolf Creek [Generating Station, Unit 1],  ML23334A250....................  November 30, 2023.
 Request for Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1--   ML24036A009....................  February 14, 2024.
 Exemption from Select Requirements of
 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0075
 [Security Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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    Dated: March 20, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jeffrey A. Whited,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch 3, Division of Operating Reactor 
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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